Commercial Law Development Program

Improving the legal environment for business worldwide.

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The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce that advances U.S. business interests and national security objectives around the world 🌎💼

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Investment Screening is critical in enhancing economic resilience and addressing emerging national security concerns worldwide. This week, CLDP, together with @USTreasury, @StateDep, @ENERGY, CEISD Romania, and CELIS held a regional workshop on Investment Screening in Slovenia.

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🤝💲Infrastructure projects developed through public-private partnership (PPP) help attract greater foreign investment to Guatemala. CLDP and
@ANADIEGuatemala (ANI) held sessions last week to strengthen ANI’s PPP pipeline, with the support of the
@StateDept and @usembassyguate

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📃 From Jan 20-21, CLDP hosted a workshop on USPs for PPPs in Indonesia. This workshop focused on risk assessment and allocation in managing USPs for large infra projects in the rail and ports sector. Thank you to @usembassyjkt & @LKPP_RI for their support and collaboration.

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📚 In #Philippines, CLDP, w/ @GeorgetownLaw, delivered the Infrastructure Contracts Executive Legal Education Certificate Program to empower government officials in Asia-Pacific to draft & negotiate infrastructure contracts

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🤝 Strong procurement systems are vital to Ukraine’s reconstruction and the U.S.–Ukraine partnership. On Jan 27–28, CLDP hosted a Kyiv workshop with Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy & Professional Procurement on using non-price criteria to drive best-value, transparent procurement.

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Strengthening public integrity 🇩🇴
Working groups with @DIGEIGRD, CLDP & the @EmbajadaUSAenRD are holding technical sessions to refine conflicts of interest and whistleblower protection legislation—grounded in international best practices
#GoodGovernance #RuleOfLaw #AntiCorruption

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Investment screening is a vital tool for protecting national security and supporting U.S. investments. CLDP, @USTreasury, @StateDept, and Ministry of Industry and Trade (Czech Republic) held a workshop to share best practices for the screening of critical sectors in Bulgaria.

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How can govts work w/ the U.S. for safer, stronger, more prosperous #mining partnerships? #CLDP & #PNG mining authorities shared best practices for #criticalminerals governance & enforcement & held industry + stakeholder roundtable to improve business for U.S. & partner companies

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Thank you for hosting us @SWAPBC!

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Last week, through a program funded by the @CommerceGov's Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), 14 delegates from Bangladesh's @DNCC_PRMedia visited the #SWA to learn more about integrated solid waste management. Their visit was part of a continued collaboration and knowledge sharing between Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and the State of Florida. Through CLDP, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and other Florida counties have advised DNCC on solid waste management best practices. As a result of this collaboration, DNCC purchased two U.S.-brand @CaterpillarInc bulldozers, thereby promoting U.S. businesses abroad.

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📢 Strong subnational capacity makes public projects transparent, bankable, and investment-ready—increasing opportunities for U.S. firms. Dec 10–11, CLDP hosted 14 DNCC (Bangladesh) officials in @MiamiDadeCounty to share best practices in procurement, finance, and solid waste.

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🏗️🤝Successful infrastructure projects in Guatemala can attract investment and improve the business environment. To encourage bankable projects, CLDP and @ANADIEGuatemala, with @StateDept support, held a technical session on Public-Private Partnerships on December 3.

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CLDP, with @StateDept& @USEmbBaghdad, is partnering with the Government of #Iraq to reform key laws—advancing U.S.–Iraq cooperation & building a stronger, investor-friendly economy for U.S. companies

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On Sept 19-21, CLDP, in partnership with Mediators Association of Georgia (MAG), conducted the First Annual Mediation Summer School for 35 Georgian lawyers, in the pursuit of expanding the use and effectiveness of mediation in Georgia. #Georgia #ADR #EconomicDevelopment #CLDP

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The 4thEurope Regional Working Group on Procurement and PPPs has officially begun!🌍 ⚖️ 📊. Welcome Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Cyprus, and Ukraine!

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On August 26-28, #CLDP met with several government agencies and private sector stakeholders in Baku, Azerbaijan to lay the groundwork for planned Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Strengthening Investment and Partnership Opportunities (SIPO) technical assistance programming.

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⛴️On Sep 3, CLDP hosted a workshop from Pelindo and other govt entities to advise on port concessions and PPPs for port expansion for mixed-use ports to include cruise ship operations, to assist w/ financing on cruise line terminal expansion. Ty to @usembassyjkt & @indonesiaport!

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🏗️ Sep 1-2, CLDP hosted a workshop on PPPs and port concession agreements to advance ports sector operations. Discussions addressed IDN approach to provide recs to increase competition, promote transparency and stability, and manage risk. Ty to @usembassyjkt & @kemenhub151!

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#EmbBradley y expertos del Programa de Desarrollo del Derecho Mercantil @CLDP_DOC, compartieron buenas prácticas de transparencia y rendición de cuentas en el gasto público con @MinfinGT. Los países que cuentan con marcos regulatorios sólidos abren las puertas a oportunidades de inversión y comercio, fomentando la estabilidad económica regional. #UnidadPorProsperidad

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CLDP and U.S. Embassy in Guatemala are providing technical assistance to Guatemala’s ANADIE to strengthen the country’s public-private partnership (PPP) framework—promoting competitiveness, efficiency & sustainable growth. 🇺🇸🤝🇬🇹